The Big Book of Rock & Roll Names
How Arcade Fire, Led Zeppelin, Nirvana, Vampire Weekend, and 532 Other Bands Got Their Names

such a fun read! tons of excerpts about over 500 bands and how they came up with their name!......more

While reading The Library Book, I was intrigued by the books listed at the beginning of each chapter. This one particularly caught my attention because I'm fascinated by the origins of words, phrases, street names and so on. It covers the 1960s to 2010s, but I haven't followed popular music for the l......more

I recommend reading this like a "Choose Your Own Adventure" book: start at the first page, then when some band mentions another band, go to that entry (if it's even in this book). See if that second entry mentions some other band. Eventually, you'll find out that ZZ Top rescues the princess. Or some......more

This was an interesting read. Not only did I learn how hundreds of bands got their names, but I also learned how different bands were connected as members quit and formed other bands. A lot of the knowledge I gained from this book will forever be in my mind ready to be shared at trivia nights and co......more

This is just a fun quick read ( or listen in my case ). I think this one is better as an audiobook, just for the fact that you can listen to it in the background while doing other stuff. A lot of the stories were ones I already knew but there was a ton of new ones too. It's very quick and to the poi......more